Combination curtain, shade, and drape bracket



. May 6, 1941.

v. P. ROSAGE COMBINATION CURTAIN, SHADE, AND DRAPE BRACKET Filed July 151940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 In venior N E m P [M I Attorney May 6, 1941. v. P.ROSAGE 2,240,895

COMBINATION CURTAIN, SHADE, AND DRAPE BRACKET Filed July 15, 1940 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor "hoe/1f Eosaye A tiomey Patented May 6, 1941CQMBINATION CURTAIN, SHADE, AND DRAPE BRACKET Vincent P. Rosage,Johnstown, Pa.

Application July 15, 1940, Serial No. 345,642

Claims.

This invention relates to brackets or holders of the type employed forholding window shade rollers, curtain and drape rods; and among theobjects of the invention is to provide a holder or bracket of thischaracter which may be used with various forms of curtains and draperods; and which at the same time is comparatively simple inconstruction, can be cheaply and economically made, and can be appliedto the window frame and secured in position thereon with a minimumnumber, two, fastening elements.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be bestunderstood from a study of the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure l is a front elevational view showing a window to which theholder or bracket of my invention has been applied.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the holder or bracket.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail sectional View more clearly showing themanner of securing the holder or bracket on the window frame.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the holder in blank form.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the holder illustrating the manner ofusing the same for supporting gooseneck curtain rods.

Figure 7 is a sectional view through the holder or bracket, showing themanner of supporting a round curtain rod thereby, and

Figure 8 is a perspective view of one end of a relatively fiat tubularcurtain rod which may be supported through the use of my bracket orholder.

Referring more in detail to the drawings it will be seen that myimproved bracket or holder, indicated generally by the reference numeral5, is formed from a single blank of suitable material, such as metal orthe like, out, shaped and dimensioned to provide a substantiallyrectangular body portion 5 that adjacent one edge thereof is folded on aline 7 to present an attaching flange 8. The flange 8 is provided with apair of vertically spaced apertures 9 to accommodate screws or otherfastening elements It] through the medium of which the bracket 5 issecured to the window frame or casing H] as suggested in Figure 1. Inconnection with the apertures 9 it will be noted that each toward theupper end thereof tapers substantially to a point, being relatively wideat its lower end, thus permitting engagement of the bracket with thefastening elements ID, or removal of the bracket from its position onthe window casing H without disturbing the position of the screws orother fastening elements lil.

At the upper forward or front corner thereof the body 6 of the bracketis provided with an integral lug l2 bent laterally relative to the body5 on the fold line l3 and provided with an aperture Hi to receive, assuggested in Figure 1, the down-turned shank of a drape rod it ofconventional structure and which is generally employed for supportingside drapes for the window.

Also, adjacent the upper forward or free corner thereof, the body plate6 of the bracket is provided with a hole H for receiving one end of aroimd drape or curtain rod such as suggested by broken lines in Figure 7and indicated by the reference numeral I8, Generally these rods it areprovided as suggested in Figure 7 with removable heads Illa which areremoved for inserting an end of the rod through the opening H, and aftersuch insertion the head i8 is quickly replaced on the end of the rod.

As is known, certain curtain rods are in the form of flat tubes andembody telescoping sections, and such form of rod is suggested in Figurel by broken lines and therein indicated by the reference numeral I9.

To accommodate such forms of curtain rods, IS, the body plate 6 haspressed out therefrom to extend laterally from what may be termed theinner side of the body .6, a lug 20 on which is sleeved the free end ofa section of the rod 19 as suggested in Figure 1.

It is also apparent, and as Shown in Figure 6, that these flat tubulartelescoping curtain rods are also of the gooseneck type, that is to sayhave their free ends bent substantially at right angles to the length ofsuch rods, and this latter form of rod is shown in broken lines inFigure 6 and indicated by the reference numeral 2|.

To accommodate gooseneck rods of the type shown in Figure 6 andindicated by the reference numeral 2|, the flange 6 has extending at anangle thereto and substantially in parallelism with the body plate 5,upper and lower vertically spaced lugs 22.

The brackets or holders 5 will be used, of course, in pairs and onebracket or holder, in order to accommodate the round pintle of a shaderoller such as shown in Figure l and indicated by the reference numeral23, will have suitably provided in the body 6 thereof a circular opening24 while the body 6 of the corresponding bracket of said pair will havea portion 25, delineated substantially by broken lines in Figure 2,removed therefrom in order to provide a vertical slot open- 7 ingthrough the upper edge thereof and into which may be inserted thesquared pintle of the roller 23.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a holder or bracket wherebyvarious forms of ourtain, drape and valance rods may be supportedthereby in addition to the supporting of the shade roller; and that sucha bracket may be readily secured in position on the window casing with aI minimum number, two, fastening elements such as screws or nails; andthat further the mounting or dismounting of the bracket may beaccomplished without removing or disturbing the position of suchfastening elements, the elements wedging in the tapered ends of theapertures provided therefor in the flange of the bracket.

It is therefore thought that a clear understanding of the construction,manner of use, utility and advantages of a combination bracket or holderembodying the features of the present invention will be had without amore detailed description thereof.

It is also to be understood that while I have herein shown and describeda preferred embodiment of the invention, it is in no wise intended torestrict the invention to the precise details of construction,combination and arrangement of parts as herein illustrated anddescribed, other than may be required by the prior art and scope of theclaims hereunto appended.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A combination curtain and shade rod bracket embodying a body plateprovided at one edge thereof with a lateral apertured flange forattachment to a window casing, said plate having a plurality of separatebracket lugs formed integral therewith, and said flange at the edgethereof remote from and paralleling said plate having a plurality ofseparate bracket lugs formed accommodate in the aperture thereof thedownturned shaft of a drape rod; and said body plate also having struckout therefrom and extending laterally and substantially at right anglesthereto a lug adapted to be engaged by one end of a curtain rod.

3. A combination curtain and shade rod bracket embodying a main bodyplate provided adjacent one edge thereof with a lateralapertured'attaching flange, said body plate having extending from theupper edge thereof and adjacent the forward corner of the plate anapertured substantially horizontally disposed lug adapted to accommodatein the aperture thereof the down-turned shaft of a drape rod; and saidbody plate also having struck out therefrom and extending laterally andsubstantially at right angles thereto a lug adapted to be engaged by oneend of a curtain rod; and said flange having an integral lug extendingsubstantially at right angles therefrom and parallel with said bodyplate and adapted to be engaged with one end of a gooseneck curtain rod.

4. A combination curtain rod and shade roller bracket embodying a mainbody plate provided at one edge thereof with a laterally extendingflange for attachment, said main body plate having adjacent an uppercorner thereof a horizontal, laterally extending apertured lug forreceiving the down-turned end of a drape rod; said body plate being alsoprovided with a laterally extending curtain rod-engaging lug struck fromsaid body plate, and said body plate having an aperture thereinintermediate the first and second-named lugs for receiving one end of around curtain rod.

5. A combination curtain and shade rod bracket embodying a body plateprovided at one edge thereof with a lateral apertured flange forattachment to a window casing, said plate having a plurality of separatebracket lugs formed integral therewith, and said flange at the edgethereof remote from and paralleling said plate having a plurality ofseparate bracket lugs formed integral therewith, and said body platebeing also provided for supporting one end of a shade roller.

. VINCENT P. ROSAGE.

